If you are new please read all the rules; otherwise, just read rules #3 and #5 to refresh your memory of the latest oracle rules. Also, please read the important notice below for smooth operation of the Oracle Challenge!

IMPORTANT!!

When predicting, please always use the full and exact name of the game (including the subs) as they will appear in the poll selection (copy paste list will be provided below), so no FFX/Final Fantasy 10/Zelda:WW/SSBM//Halo/WoW etc please (for example: use Final Fantasy X, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Halo: Combat Evolved, and World of Warcraft instead)

A very easy to use Copy Paste list has been provided at the bottom of the opening post for the matches you can predict in the topic, so to save everyone's time, PLEASE USE THE COPY PASTE LIST PROVIDED. This will help me get through all predictions with the script faster. If too many of you do not follow this rule, this will either go into the official rule (where if the script did not pick it up the first time, it will be ignored) or the updates may be delayed significantly.

So yeah, since this is a game contest, I feel the need to emphasize this because games in a series have similar names and many games have a long name that many people tend to become lazy and start using acronyms, so once again, use the copy paste list provided!

That is all. Enjoy the Oracle Challenge!

The Challenge

For each match in the GameFAQs Fall 2010 Game of the Decade Contest (referred herein as "SC2k10"), you need to pick a winner and predict the percentage of the vote they will receive. New participants will always be accepted throughout the contest (but please indicate that you are new and make a minimum of three picks).

Post your predictions in this topic, one prediction per line. Your predictions must start with the name of your winner and end with your predicted percentage. Examples:

Final Fantasy VII with 53%Final Fantasy VII 53.8%Final Fantasy VII over The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with 53.82%The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 52.69%

Please use one of these formats, and always remember to include the % sign. Please use the "full name" of the game in your prediction (e.g. Super Smash Bros. Melee instead of just Melee) as indicated in our "copy paste" list at the bottom of the opening post. Predictions are entered into our database by a script, which may miss your predictions if you use some other weird format.

The Scoring

For each match you will earn points based on how close your guess was to the actual outcome. Scoring is cumulative and the winner of the SC2k10 Oracle Challenge will be the person with the most points at the end of the final match! For each match you can earn anywhere from 0 and 50 points. The scoring system works as follows:

Correctly choosing the winner earns you 50-x points.Incorrectly choosing the winner earns you 45-x points.(Where x is the difference between your guess and the game's actual final percentage.)

It is necessary to have a few rules to keep the challenge running smoothly. Here they are:

1) A valid entry consists of a clear pick and prediction (i.e. Final Fantasy VII with 77.77%). The prediction must be greater than or equal to 50.00%.2) Your prediction does not need to be different from everybody else's. However, intentional and continuous prediction mimicry will NOT be allowed.3) All predictions must be made before the usual start time of that match's poll (at exactly 12:00am/pm EST, 11:00pm/am CST, 9:00pm/am PST for the night/day match respectively). Predictions submitted after this time will NOT be counted. No predictions will be accepted after the poll has started, regardless of the start time.4) You may change your prediction for any match at any time, subject to the other rules.5) You may NOT delete any post in a prediction topic (if you do, please post immediately after to explain the deletion). This is to prevent abuse of the above rules and to reduce confusion. 6) If you post with an alt, you must clearly state the name of your main account. (Exception: if the alt is listed on your user profile page <http://oraclechallenge.com/profiles.php?type=users>, we already know about it).7) You may predict matches for future divisions/rounds in advance if you need to. Please tell me beforehand in the Discussion Topic so we can arrange this.8) I reserve the right to disqualify a pick for any justifiable reason.

Team Challenge

The popular team challenge is returning for the seventh time! The rules for the team challenge are simple:

1. Sign up in the Team Sign-up Topic with a partner before the beginning of the first matchhttp://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/567140792. Make just one prediction per match - it counts for the Oracle Challenge and the Oracle Team Challenge!3. Your team score for the day is equal to both team members' scores added together.4. If one player misses a prediction, the team will get either (partner's score * 2) or (partner's score + average score for the day), whichever is lower. This is to keep teams from being eliminated by one missed prediction, and this ONLY applies to the team scores.

Prizes

It's back! Given the difficulty of getting a perfect prediction consistently, I have decided to follow Kaxon, Morgoth and Kleenex's lead and keep the offer on the table for obtaining two consecutive perfect scores OR five perfect scores at any point during this contest. Anyone who gets a perfect score of 50.00 for two consecutive matches OR any five matches in this contest will get a free game of their choice! (Maximum cost of $60 USD)

ORACLE WEBSITEhttp://www.oraclechallenge.com/

We are now accepting predictions for round 1 matches in the North and Northeast Divisions!

Fallout 3 with 70.00%Rock Band 2 with 55.00%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 70.00%Team Fortress 2 with 53.00%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 58.00%Sonic Adventure 2 with 55.00%Halo 3 with 53.00%Halo: Combat Evolved with 66.00%

Metroid Prime with 68.00%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 73.00%Mega Man 9 with 53.00%Okami with 66.00%Tales of Symphonia with 55.00%God of War with 61.00%Grand Theft Auto III with 60.00%Half-Life 2 with 70.00%---"Let me believe what you've always believed! That living is wonderful!""Thank you so much... Thank you for loving me."

Aww yeah, time to completely bomb on the first ten or so matches before making a comeback!

Fallout 3 with 72%Rock Band 2 with 63%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 72%Team Fortress 2 with 57%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 60%Sonic Adventure 2 with 52%Super Mario Sunshine with 54%Halo: Combat Evolved with 60%

Metroid Prime with 72%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 75%Mega Man 9 with 55%Okami with 60%Tales of Symphonia with 52%God of War with 59%Grand Theft Auto III with 64%Half-Life 2 with 66%---If I did have a tumor, I'd name it Marla. -TylerDon’t worry. Have a nectarine. -Christopher Walken

Fallout 3 with 68.21%Rock Band 2 with 59.35%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 72.86%Team Fortress 2 with 53.96%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 68.72%Sonic Adventure 2 with 52.77%Super Mario Sunshine with 54.04%Halo: Combat Evolved with 55.53%

Metroid Prime with 59.81%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 81.33%Demon's Souls with 55.90%Okami with 53.49%Tales of Symphonia with 52.97%God of War with 56.42%Grand Theft Auto III with 55.16%Half-Life 2 with 73.88%

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North DivisionFallout 3 with 70%Rock Band 2 with 54.5%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 68.75%Team Fortress 2 with 59.95%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 62.5%Sonic Adventure 2 with 56.25%Super Mario Sunshine with 50.05%Halo: Combat Evolved with 53.53%

Northeast DivisionMetroid Prime with 72.75%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 78%Mega Man 9 with 55%Okami with 62%Tales of Symphonia with 53.2%God of War with 66%Grand Theft Auto III with 58%Half-Life 2 with 69.96%

North DivisionFallout 3 with 76.54%Rock Band 2 with 65.43%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 68.75%Team Fortress 2 with 57.75%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 66.65%Sonic Adventure 2 with 54.45%Halo 3 with 57.75%Halo: Combat Evolved with 61.16%

Northeast DivisionMetroid Prime with 74.47%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 77.77%Demon's Souls with 55.55%Okami with 71.17%Tales of Symphonia with 55.55%God of War with 59.95%Grand Theft Auto III with 56.65%Half-Life 2 with 66.66%---`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/Burgess/1279169521588.png

Fallout 3 with 73.28%Rock Band 2 with 53.74%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 74.23%Team Fortress 2 with 52.16%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 62.83%Sonic Adventure 2 with 55.89%Super Mario Sunshine with 54.73%Halo: Combat Evolved with 76.12%

Metroid Prime with 79.25%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 72.34%Demon's Souls with 56.32%Okami with 60.27%Tales of Symphonia with 57.03%God of War with 54.76%Grand Theft Auto III with 70.38%Half-Life 2 with 57.92%---Regaro_Ukiera, ridin' out the 30 day purg

Fallout 3 with 73.10%Rock Band 2 with 51.24%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 65.90%Team Fortress 2 with 53.05%The Legend of Dragoon with 50.50%Sonic Adventure 2 with 53.22%Super Mario Sunshine with 50.23%Halo: Combat Evolved with 59.74%---Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

Fallout 3 with 67.24%Rock Band 2 with 61.10%Batman: Arkham Asylum with 75.76%Team Fortress 2 with 54.18%Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with 58.99%Sonic Adventure 2 with 52.09%Halo 3 with 54.39%Halo: Combat Evolved with 62.15%

Metroid Prime with 66.55%Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening with 82.82%Demon's Souls with 56.36%Okami with 63.45%Tales of Symphonia with 56.37%God of War with 55.11%Grand Theft Auto III with 53.28%Half-Life 2 with 62.72%---Support Squirtle (Pokemon R/B/Y) for Character Battle IX!http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8463/banner2squirtle.jpg